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Jailbreaking is a process that allows iPhone, iPod Touch (and now iPad)
users to run any code on their devices as they choose, as opposed to
only the code authorized by Apple. Once jailbroken, Apple-device users
are able to download a multitude of applications previously unavailable
through the App Store via unofficial installers such as Cydia, as well as illegally
pirated apps. Regarding the practice - Apple says "no way" - while Hackers say, "way'!!!

NASA is coming close to giving birth to its first humanoid robot who
will eventually call the International Space Station home. The
launch of the 'android' (no, not the Google smartphone) in
partnership with General Motors have designed Robonaut2 with a wide
array of sensors and dexterous five finger hands to work along humans in
space, or by itself in missions too dangerous for astronauts to handle.

'Facebook Fashion' of sorts has been introduced by Electrifoxy.com, a company that
has actually hot-wired garments to 'poke' a friend, 'accept' a friend's
request and receive notification alerts all from the comfort of the
clothes on your back. In the development genre of 'gesture' technology, Seattle
designer Jennifer Darmour gives a whole new meaning to 'good
vibrations.'

Following the release of iPhone's 4.0 operating system and competitors
like Nokia's smartphones and Google Nexus nipping at it's smartphone
heels, what's a company like Apple supposed to do? Release a more
powerful smartphone, that's what!

Isn't there something oddly familiar about the volcanic ash spewing from
that Icelandic volcano and a sinister TV character called the "Smoke Monster"?
Any fan of the widely popular TV Show "Lost" might be thinking along
these same lines. Might it be that John Locke finally escaped his
fictional island and is free to cause havoc on other islands in the real
world?

If 1001
Arabian Nights provided us with a romanticized and idealized
version of the Arab world, 9/11 was certainly a stark wake-up call to a
harsher view of Muslim life. Over the last 10 years, processing these
two extremes has been difficult for many of us. With that said, an
exhibit like the one featured at the London Museum of Science and
Industry is sure to open our eyes to the great contributions made by
Islamic civilizations over the course of the last millennium.

Once again Google is resorting to the use of grass-hungry goats to cut
their lawn. In what was perceived as a PR stunt by TechCrunch and others last year, Google
returns to their sideline work of goat herding. To present themselves as
sympathetic to the needs of the environment, Google will bring in
hundreds of goats to their Mountain View compound to act as lawnmowers.

Everyone in an ash fall zone will be exposed to the effects of volcanic
ash as it has the capability of infiltrating tightly sealed buildings
and machinery and is often small enough (less than 10 microns) to be
inhaled deeply into the lungs. Ash fall over extensive areas can prevent
travel for days as we are seeing currently with the number of cancelled
flights by British Airways and other transatlantic airlines. So what
measures do we take to avoid ash fall and its repercussions during and
post eruption?

Google has announced the finalists of their Model
Your Town Competition that challenged people throughout the
world to create a replica of their city in 3D. The premise was built on
acknowledging communities and their architecture on an international
stage. The Google Sketchup
product coupled with Google Earth allowed
for 3D modeling of every building and skyscraper that makes up a city
or town's landscape. With all entries tallied, it's now time for the
public to weigh in and select the winner.

If you were ever considering chuckin' your land-line phone, the time to
do so might be right around the corner. And if you haven't already
gravitated to Skype, the dominant option in the
Internet phone market, you might want to consider a company you're
familiar with for that service.

How often have you wanted to convert a document or spreadsheet into a
PDF but didn't want to invest in the costly software to do so. Products
on the market like Tucows
may cost at low-end, $29.50, or run as high as Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro at $699 (which of course comes
with a lot of other bells and whistles). But did you know that Google
Docs offers a work-around that costs you absolutely nothing?

The Twitterverse
is abuzz today with the Twitterati
cyberventilating over Twitter's decision to dip their
advertising toe into the Twitterstream.
While users disagree over the merits and shortcomings of such an
initiative, Twitter like Google
needs to claim a monetization
scheme that transforms them from a free service into a profit center.

If a mobile phone user is more likely to click on a mobile ad on one
cellphone versus another, does that make that cellphone owner smarter or
more gullible? The shift from button-driven cellphones with 2.8"
screens to 4" touch-driven devices have changed the game, and it appears
that Nokia's Symbian is leading the race. Could clicking on more ads by
its users be the reason?